ENS 256 Environmental Conservation & Education in Asia
The environmental challenges currently facing Singapore and Thailand are wide-ranging and include biodiversity loss and land use change, carbon emissions and air quality concerns, and the sustainability of food and water resources. Many of the environmental problems in the region are connected with pressures from concurrent economic and population growth. While the tension between economic growth and environmental problems can seem myriad and intractable, approaches to environmental education and conservation are equally varied and wide-ranging. Communities, nonprofits, local governments, and schools are all exploring ways of countering environmental problems and teaching citizens about the importance of environmental protection. As a core experience in a scaffolded learning sequence on Asia and the Environment, students in this course will: encounter first-hand some of the environmental challenges associated with rapid economic growth in Asia; explore a range of perspectives on environmental education in Singapore and Thailand; learn from researchers at Kasetsart University in Bangkok about more sustainable water resource solutions; and work with environmental groups in Singapore’s National Parks and NGOs to make Asia more sustainable and just.
Cross Listed Courses
EDU 256